fruntimmer
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German vrouwentimmer from vrouwe + -n- + timmer. Cognate with Danish fruentimmer, Norwegian Bokmål fruentimmer, Norwegian Nynorsk fruentimmer, German Frauenzimmer and Dutch vrouwenzimmer.
Noun[edit]
fruntimmer n
- (dated, colloquial, somewhat derogatory or jocular) a woman, a lady
- 1949, Vilhelm Moberg, Utvandrarna:
- Jonas Petter hade många gånger förr berättat för honom om onda gärningar, som fruntimmer hade vållat eller gjort.
- Jonas Petter had many a time before told him of evil deeds, that women had caused or done.
Usage notes[edit]
A rustic and (sometimes cheekily) somewhat derogatory word for a woman.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of fruntimmer | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | fruntimmer | fruntimret | fruntimmer | fruntimren |
| Genitive | fruntimmers | fruntimrets | fruntimmers | fruntimrens |